UK Street Art- Dysturb in Newcastle

 Art, British Art Shows, Newcastle Street Art, Photographers / Photography, Public Art, Street Art
Mar 082018
 

#Dysturb is a group of photojournalists who paste large-size posters in cities around the world, focusing on under-reported stories with the intention of getting this information to a wider audience. In addition to their public projects, they also have a quarterly print journal.

I first saw their work in Newcastle, UK (pictured above) as part of The Newbridge Project’s Hidden Civil War, a month of programming by various artists around the city in October of 2016.

#Dysturb’s current project is #WomenMatter, focusing on the fight against all types of violence against women. On International Women’s Day 2018, the group will be celebrating their fourth anniversary with a free discussion of this project, as well as their other work and the role of paste-up campaigns in contemporary documentary practice at ICP Museum in NYC.

Photographers- Robert Capa

 Art, Artists, Photographers / Photography
Jun 072014
 

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Photo by Robert Capa of Private Huston S. Riley at Omaha Beach

Today, June 6, 1944, is the 70th Anniversary of D-Day, when Allied (American, British and Canadian) troops invaded a 50 mile area of the Normandy coast in France. The Normandy landings were the largest seaborne invasion in history and contributed to the Allied victory in the war.

Photojournalist Robert Capa was there, and took one of the most famous pictures from that day. It was one of only eleven images from the ten rolls of film he was able to bring back that survived, due to an accident in the darkroom when they were being processed.

This Vanity Fair article is a great portrait of Capa and also details his experience on D-Day.

For more information on Capa and a collection of his other images, Magnum Photos (which he helped to found) is worth checking out.

Artsy is also a good source for artist information and lists current exhibitions and related artists for further exploration.